Trump Now Blames His Shutdown On TSA Workers Who Aren’t Getting Paid, Calls It A ‘Strike’

Donald Trump told congressional leaders during a meeting Friday to try to negotiate terms to re-open the government and that he preferred the word “strike” in describing the ongoing government shutdown, a person familiar with the meeting and a Democratic aide told CNN.

Let’s look back at what Trump said a couple of weeks ago about a potential shutdown, when he said he is happy to own it: